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Yesterday Was National Heritage Day: The First National Holiday for Native Am...

"Yesterday, we celebrated Native Americans in our first national holiday: National Heritage Day. National Heritage Day, which was signed into law recently by President Bush, has not been highlighted as it should have been. Shall we make up for this and pay tribute to Native...

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created by René | 4 years ago
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Police foil terror attack on Indonesian capital

Chalk up one for the good guys." Anti-terror police arrested 10 suspected Muslim militants and seized a large cache of high-powered bombs, foiling a major attack targeting Westerners in the Indonesian capital, police and media reports said Thursday. Among those detained was...

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created by PEP | 4 years ago
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Paper rounds dying out as children 'too lazy'

"The days of the paper round, once a rite of passage into work for thousands of young people, appear to be numbered as pocket money increases mean they are too rich and lazy to get out of bed. Newsagents across the country, once inundated with schoolchildren keen...

created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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BBC accused of fuelling race attacks on Poles

Polish immigrants to the UK are frequently vilified by the media and the citizenry, and 'Polish' is often just used as shorthand for Eastern European immigrants who have come to work in the UK now that their entry into the EU allows them to. An MP has introduced a bill that...

created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Entire RAF Nimrod fleet 'should be grounded'

The RAF Nimrod fleet, originally built in the 70's by the British air force, was never flightworthy in the first place, says a new report by the coroner investigating the latest crash. The age of the aircraft,...

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created by Rob Walker | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Politics: Junior "Depends" on Seniors POV !

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDuring an exchange in the House of Commons, an Elder "Grandmother" Member of Parliament referred to a 28 year old "New " Member of Parliament (MP) as "Junior", what is...

created by Barry ORegan | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Happy Anniversary "Oddball" Earth:: Oblate Spheroid

"False-color satellite image of Chimborazo (center, left), Carihuairazo (10km northwest of Chimborazo), Tungurahua (center, right with ash plume) and El Altar (bottom, right), Ecuador. Pale blue indicates snow/ice...

created by Edmund Jenks | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Grammy For Math ... At The Wire :: Symblogogy

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Grammy For Math ... At The Wire :: Symblogogy

"Math algorithms aid our lives in many ways. Here at Symblogogy, we have highlighted the use of math and the reading of symbols with regards to: ** Barcodes for retail transactions and item tracking...

created by Edmund Jenks | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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McGraw calls for open trade agenda to help boost economic growth

"Harold McGraw III, chairman, president and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), delivered last evening's keynote address at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York's 23rd Annual Dinner. In his remarks, Mr McGraw noted the important relationship...

created by uusjio | 5 years ago
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Cancer cure 'may be available in two years'

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Cancer cure 'may be available in two years'

Let us pray that this is the real deal." Cancer cure 'may be available in two years'US researchers have been given the go-ahead to give patients transfusions of “super strength” cancer-killing cells...

created by gmony714 | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Derbyshire Police Excellent Report.

"Derbyshire police is performing well, according to an independent report. An audit on police forces in England and Wales looked at how constabularies operated, as well as how they compiled crime data during 2006-7. Forces were given one of four ratings in different...

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Fresh warnings on housing costs

House price inflation is expected to ease over the rest of 2007. The increase in mortgage rates since last summer is having an effect on housing affordability and will bite further during the coming months. Negative real earnings growth so far this year - average earnings...

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created by liamssoft | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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China finds worm-infested US packaging

I deem this to be more of a political issue than anything else. "BEIJING -- China found microscopic worms and other harmful organisms in several batches of wooden packaging imported from the United States, state media said on Friday. The pine wood nematodes were found...

created by jayr_patron | 5 years ago
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UN criticises NZ criminal justice

In New Zealand we often pride ourselves on our race relations. Granted, we may post better race relations results than Australia, but a recent UN report shows we do not have much to gloat about when it comes to...

created by Tom van B | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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US town set to ban saggy trousers

US town set to ban saggy trousers A man wearing low-slung trousers, exposing his underwear Low-slung trousers are fashionable among some young people A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent...

created by Thee Rebel | 5 years ago
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